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GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:1
Audio chip
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Realtek ALC883
Depth
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:210 mm

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Comparison of GA-945PL-S3P, GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset
30 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945PL-S3P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD

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